Robert Woolley

Robert Woolley -
Chief Executive

Robert has been Chief Executive of University Hospitals Bristol
NHS Foundation Trust since 2010. He joined the Trust Board in 2002
and held the Performance Management and then the Corporate
Development portfolios, overseeing the expansion of the Bristol
Dental Hospital, the construction of the Bristol Heart Institute
and the creation of the 10 year plan which committed over £200
million of strategic capital investment. He was project director
for the Trust's successful application for Foundation status in
2008.

Robert joined the NHS as a planner at the Royal London Trust in
1992. At Barts and the London NHS Trust, he was head of strategic
planning and assistant director for the redevelopment of the Royal
London Hospital before taking general management roles in
children's services and clinical support services. Robert read
English at Lincoln College, Oxford, and holds an MBA with
distinction from Bath University.